WSJ Reports Some Toyota Acceleration Crashes Drivers Fault - DUH!
Jul 14, 2010
NEW YORK July 13, 2010; Reuters An analysis of dozens of data recorders from Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) vehicles involved in accidents blamed on sudden acceleration suggest that some drivers were at fault, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing people familiar with the unreleased results of tests conducted by the ... Continue reading
Jul 12, 2010
Lower Gas Prices Make Fuel Efficient Vehicles an Endangered Species on Top 20 New, Used and CPO Lists ATLANTA, July 12 -- The Toyota Sienna minivan rode a sleek new design and a clever marketing campaign featuring the nerdy-chic and sometimes-rapping "Sienna Family" to No. 5 on the list of the most-viewed new vehicles ... Continue reading
Jul 12, 2010
Second and Third Prize Kudos Go to Los Angeles Area Locals IRVINE, Calif., July 12 -- Kelley Blue Book, http://www.kbb.com/, the leading provider of new and used car information, today announces the winners of its $10,000 Video Car Review Contest. Launched in May, the contest encouraged all interested gear-heads and na ... Continue reading
Toyota to Expand Product Quality Field Offices Across United States and Canada
Jul 8, 2010
San Francisco Field Office Launches This Month; Seven North American Offices Planned Significantly Enhances Field Data Collection and Technical Capabilities TORRANCE, Calif., July 8 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), today announced that it is expanding its Product Quality Field Office program to four additiona ... Continue reading
Toyota to Produce 'Etios' Engines, Transmissions in India
Jul 7, 2010
Bangalore, India, July 6, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt, Ltd. (TKAP), TMC's joint-venture auto-parts manufacturing company in India, will produce engines and transmissions for a compact passenger car newly developed for the Indian market. Production of the vehicle, ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports 2010 June and First-Half Sales
Jul 1, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported June sales of 140,604 units. With equal selling days in June 2009 and June 2010, sales were up 6.8 percent over the year-ago month on a daily selling rate (DSR) and unadjusted raw volume basis. The Toyota Division posted June sales of 12 ... Continue reading
Hyundai, Ford Increase Share of Market Interest on Kbb.com as Toyota, Honda Decline
Jun 28, 2010
Korean, Certain Domestic Brands Continue to Show Strong Consumer Interest as Mainstay Japanese Brands Falter IRVINE, Calif., June 28 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the results of the latest analysis by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence of r ... Continue reading
Secretary of State Launches UK Production of the First Full Hybrid Vehicle in Europe
Jun 28, 2010
Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, will officially launch the start of production of the all-new Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD), during a visit to Toyota's Burnaston Plant, Derbyshire, today. ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 Toyota Sienna Review
Jun 27, 2010
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE TOYOTA SIENNA VEHICLE Toyota has successfully managed to make the minivan cool with the all-new third generation 2011 Toyota Sienna. And affordable and sporty â the new 4-cylinder engine holds an extremely low ... Continue reading
2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5L AWD Review
Jun 24, 2010
...with the 2011 Sienna, Toyota goes from mid-pack to head of the minivan field. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5L AWD If you regularly need to transport up to eight people -- in comfort -- and/or carry outsized or unwieldy cargo that won't fit in a sedan's trunk, there is really only on ... Continue reading
Camry and Accord Most 'American' According to Cars.com's American-Made Index
Jun 24, 2010
Japanese Automakers Claim Five of top 10 Spots on List CHICAGO, June 24 -- For the second year in a row, the Toyota Camry tops the list of the cars deemed most American by the editors at Cars.com. The Camry, which is assembled in Georgetown, Ky. and Lafayette, Ind.; is followed by the Honda Accord and the Ford Escape, ... Continue reading
Two Wins For Toyota's Fuel Efficient Engines At The 2010 International Engine Of The Year Awards
Jun 24, 2010
Toyota's engineering excellence has once again been rewarded with wins in the 'Green Engine of the Year' and 'Sub-1.0 Litre Engine of the Year' categories at the 2010 International Engine of the Year Awards. ... Continue reading
Toyota Further Localizes North American Manufacturing Leadership
Jun 23, 2010
ERLANGER, Ky., June 23 -- In an organizational move providing more regional autonomy to Toyota's North American manufacturing operations, the company is making appointments resulting in increased local leadership at its plants. "These changes allow us to move faster and more efficiently in key decision-making," said Te ... Continue reading
Toyota: Hybrids By The Hundred For Lewis Day
Jun 23, 2010
More than 250 Toyota Prius for leading courier and passenger car services ... Continue reading
Toyota And EDF Energy Launch The UK's Largest Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Leasing Programme
Jun 21, 2010
Toyota and EDF Energy today launch a three-year leasing programme that brings ultra-low emissions plug-in hybrid vehicle technology to the streets of London. ... Continue reading
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